Retropharyngeal lipoma causing obstructive sleep apnoea

We present the case of a middle‐aged man whose obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) was caused by a retropharyngeal lipoma, with complete resolution after transoral excision. Lipomas causing OSA are rare, and this represents the seventh reported case in the literature.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Leong, Paul, Kleid, Stephen, Mansfield, Darren
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2017
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5502211/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28694968
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.251
Descripción
Sumario:We present the case of a middle‐aged man whose obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) was caused by a retropharyngeal lipoma, with complete resolution after transoral excision. Lipomas causing OSA are rare, and this represents the seventh reported case in the literature.

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